The Covid-19 pandemic was a blessing in disguise for the people of Agrotha village in MP’s Chhatarpur district. Over 100 migrants along with local villagers cut a mountain to bring water to a pond spread in about 100 acres of land. The work will benefit around 5,000 villagers in the drought-prone Bundelkhand region. The pond had been repaired under Bundelkhand project 10 years ago at a cost of Rs 10 crore. However, the pond never filled despite good rainfall as water coming from the forest area over a hillock could never reach it. The villagers now wait for the monsoon to revive the water flow down to the pond from the vertical cut in the mountain.